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Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...

, released on January 27, 2009, by

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and recorded on May 29, 2008, and June 10, 2008. ''

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'' magazine praised the album stating that it "signals a new career high" and added, "Music that operates at this level of structural, emotional and psychic integration is rare."

Track listing

All songs by Tom Harrell.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– trumpet, flugelhorn, producer *

Wayne Escoffery Wayne Escoffery (born 23 February 1975) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Performing history Since 2000, he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ral ...

– soprano and tenor saxophones, producer * Danny Grissett – piano,

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

Ugonna Okegwo Ugonna Okegwo (born March 15, 1962) is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City. Biography Born in London, Okegwo is the son of Christel Katharina Lulf and Madueke Benedict Okegwo. In 1963 the family moved to Münst ...

– bass *

Johnathan Blake Johnathan Blake (born July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz drummer. Biography Johnathan Blake is the son of jazz violinist John Blake Jr. He started playing the drums when he was ten; He gained his first experience in his hometo ...

– drums *

Joe Fields Joseph Charles Fields Jr. (born November 14, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the New York Giants. Early life and education F ...

– executive producer * Angela Harrell – producer * Dave Kowalski – engineer * Neil Tesse – liner notes

References

External links

* 2009 albums Tom Harrell albums HighNote Records albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub